Agape Support Group: June 2012

The loss of a baby can be devastating to a family.
How do you pick up the pieces when hopes and dreams have been shattered? Grief is a natural part of child loss. How one approaches the grief process is criticl to regaining a sense of normalcy.

AGAPE is a support group for families who have experienced the loss of child for any reason, from conception to the first month of life.

AGAPE is for the mother, father, family or friends of those who have eperienced a loss.

AGAPE is for those who want, or are in need, or who wish to share and grow through these most painful processes.

AGAPE joins hands & hearts and prepares for the future.

AGAPE means LOVE

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Out of it for a while

I know that for any recent viewers, it seems as though we might not be active anymore. But that couldn't be further than the truth! In fact our support group has grown and we have welcomed many new members. Life got busy and the world just keeps spinning faster, until one day it's been over a year since updating this blog page. Our Facebook community has become active and is probably the best way to keep informed of meetings and current events. Our last Angel of Hope ceremony and Walk to Remember photos are posted there as well. I plan to keep up on this page, now that our flyers are out and more people are becoming informed.

The leaf and teardrop symbolize the love and grief that families and loved ones feel when someone dies.

They reflect both the intense suffering of loss and hope for the future. The leaf, though fallen, is green with upturned edges, symbolizing hope. It floats in a pool of moving water, symbolizing there is movement in grief and hope for the future.

Colors range from a very deep purple, which represents intense sadness, to a much lighter and paler shade, symbolizing light and hope for the future. The drop on the leaf may be either a dew drop or a tear drop--meant to be whatever the person looking at the picture wants it to be.

The overall theme is that grief, as in nature, there are cycles and movement. As seasons change, so do feelings. There is water and there are tears, there is winter and there is spring, there is sadness...and there is hope.

AGAPE Goals

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Out of it for a while